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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1891
Page
4
Harvey Watterson, father of Henry Watterson, dies in Louisville at age 80. A longtime politician and sage, he was the sole survivor of the 26th Congress and last of the 27th, noted for cheerfulness and practical wit.
The article surveys legendary and claimed ages from Adam and Methuselah to modern decedents such as Thomas Parr and a 200 plus year Russian, noting varying reckonings and scholarly claims across centuries. It cites Hensler, Walford, and others, with references to English, Brazilian, and Russian cases and a note on pre-Abraham year lengths.
The discussion notes Flower's New York victory would secure Hill’s presidential bid in 1892. Several papers weigh how Democratic gains in New York could decide the national contest, while other items poke at tariff politics and regional prosperity.
The passage argues that protective tariffs do not help labor. It cites eight U S plate glass factories employing 950 workers who earned 305 dollars in 1480, a wage below a dollar a day. It cites H C DePauw of New Albany amassing 500 million in twenty years, alleging tariffs created a home market monopoly harming workers.
Paraphrased maxims discuss balance between sensibility and crime and the limits of virtue. Notes on glory, flattery, truth, generosity, argument, sociability, routine, vice and virtue, time, injustice, and love versus friendship. Reflects moral reflection in late era aphorisms.
The New York Press reveals a fabricated story claiming unfavorable New York Legislature action against Royal Baking Powder. It states no such legislation occurred in this state or any legislature and condemns baking powder makers for circulating the false report to promote their products.
The Detroit Free Press notes rail lines into Atlanta run slowly and attract tramps who hop trains. A passenger tells of a tramp riding with a conductor and pleading for faster service to reach Atlanta for the exposition. The tramp cites a friendship with the railroad's president to justify not walking.
The six Hanover fraternities are listed by founding years with Beta Theta Pi the oldest founded in 1854. Phi Gamma Delta followed in 1863, Phi Delta Theta in 1868, Sigma Chi in 1871, Delta Tau Delta in 1875, and Kappa Alpha Theta in 1881. Betas rebuilt after a fire. Sigma Chi has a neat chapter-house, the only one in the state. Betas start with six members, Phi Taus fourteen, Phi Deltas seven, Sigmas nine, Delta Taus two, and Kappa Alphas six.
A late session in the south eastern Indiana conference at Aurora recalls Rev. Joseph Tarkington who died at Greensburg aged ninety two. The piece notes his early preaching strength and habit of adding class meetings. It recounts Ira Goodhue a bachelor who stayed single and rich despite a quip from Tarkington and ends with a Helena Montana lightning strike leaving a woman momentarily stunned and marked by a tree pattern on her skin.
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